Biography
B.A., Hillsdale College
M.A., Seton Hall University
J.D., Seton Hall University
LL.M., Southern Methodist University
Professor Rogerson directs The Edward P. Swyer Justice Center at Albany Law School.
She is also the faculty Director of the Immigration Law Clinic, in which students represent immigrant victims of crime including child abuse and neglect, persecution, domestic violence and sexual assault.
Under her supervision, her students also represent wrongfully detained immigrants and regularly participate in legislative advocacy and community outreach initiatives. Before joining the faculty, Professor Rogerson worked as a housing and immigrant rights public interest attorney in Newark, New Jersey and in Dallas, Texas.
Her scholarship addresses flaws in the administration of immigration law and policy, including intersections with domestic violence and international law. She has also been published on current issues such as crisis lawyering, education policy and gun safety, having direct lived experience with each of those topics.
She is a New York State Municipal Police Instructor and is a regular panelist on WAMC Public Radio’s “The Roundtable.”
In the News
Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the front-page Times Union article "Mercy, paid for by ICE" on November 15, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the WAMC segment "Albany County Sheriff Announces Funding For Asylum Seekers" on November 14, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the Times Union article "More immigrant detainees keep coming to Albany County Jail" on November 13, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson joined WAMC's "The Roundtable" to discuss the results of the midterm elections on November 7, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson joined WAMC's "The Roundtable" to discuss issues in the news on November 5, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson joined WAMC's "The Roundtable" to discuss issues in the news on October 29, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was a featured panelist on WAMC's "The Roundtable" on October 22, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was a featured guest on the Psych Up Live episode "The Immigration Crisis: An Attorney's Insider Perspective" on October 18, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was a panelist on WAMC's "The Roundtable" to discuss topics in the news on October 1, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was a panelist on WAMC's "The Roundtable" to discuss the Kavanaugh hearings on September 28, 2018.
Sarah F. Rogerson
Professor of Law; Director, The Edward P. Swyer Justice Center; Director, Immigration Law Clinic